K10 hands on review PART 1

[James O'Neill]

What's the USB connect, standard Mini-B ? Something odd like the -istD or something else again ?

 

[DariusB]

That was great, now I'm really sad that I have to wait till spring.
Oh well I will have to go out with my *ist D and take some more
pictures.

Les

I feel your pain. I won't have the coin for it until March at the earliest. Ah well... more time for 'others' to test out any bugs, and maybe a firmware update or two while we wait eh?

father_darius

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'An ye harm none, get a larger hammer.'

 

[richardday]

You didn't shoot one PEF to check the size by any chance?

No - sorry. I have no idea.

I have, they were both the same size. However, the final firmware may be different, but with v.0.30 they were both uncompressed at approx 16.3MB.
--
Richard Day - 'Carpe Diem!'
Gloucester UK

 

[smulan]

Were you shooting in Jpeg when you noticed the colour etc?
Cheers,
Dave.

 

[*isteve]

Huge thanks for this overview Steve! I was thinking of getting a
K100D, but some of your comments make me think the K10D is the one
for me - if I can afford it

I'm especially interested in your findings about the K10D's images
having more colour vibrancy and depth even than the K100D. When I
had a DL, I often found the images lacked something, maybe this is
it!

Were you shooting in Jpeg when you noticed the colour etc? I'm
wondering if this new PRIME engine means their will be less
difference between Raw and Jpeg. I never shot in Jpeg with my DL,
as it just wasn't as good as the Raw output IMO, kind of a
processed appearance.

It appears in both.

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Cheers,
Dave.

--
Steve
Measurebating makes you short sighted.
http://www.pbase.com/steve_jacob

 

[ecube]

Great!

So, Pentax k10D is not just a "vapor ware".

I return the Nikon D80 for my money back after twelve days of frustrations.

The photos I took with less expensive Fuji, Lumix, and Olympus were more consistent and predictable.

Goodbye Nikon - Hello K10.
--
ecube - aspiring (strictly a beginner) digital photographer.

 

[ecube]

Someone suggested having a separate thread for Part I and Part II, great..

I hear the thunder of enthusiasm.

Thanks for your objective review.
--
ecube - aspiring (strictly a beginner) digital photographer.

 

[gyuri10]

Thanx for sharing your experiences extensively. Do you happen to know whether K10D is able to operate while no lens is on (I mean the body does not detect and cannot communicate with the lense, due to custom made adapters)

 

[*isteve]

Sorry I have no idea. I assume it behaves as it does with Pentax M lenses.

Thanx for sharing your experiences extensively. Do you happen to
know whether K10D is able to operate while no lens is on (I mean
the body does not detect and cannot communicate with the lense, due
to custom made adapters)

--
Steve
Measurebating makes you short sighted.
http://www.pbase.com/steve_jacob